PANDANET(Go)
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | PANDANET Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
== App Features ==
[Game Viewing]
This feature allows you to display a list of users currently in rooms, view matches in real time, etc. If you have a Pandanet account already, you can play games. At least 1,000 members are logged in at all times, allowing you to play or view Go matches 24 hours a day, every day of the year. A perfect way to wile the time during commutes to work or school. Plus a reliable, patented rating system allows you to match up with anyone, regardless of skill differences, under the appropriate handicaps to even out the playing field.
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[Pro Games]
This feature enables you to view live or archived title matches between top professional Go players, including the Qisheng, Meijin, Honinbo, Oza, Gosei, and Judan matches. Various other professional matches, Pair Go championship games, and even amateur tournaments are available for live or archival viewing as well.
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[News / Streaming]
Go has been gaining worldwide popularity as an international "mind game".
Pandanet features a stream of relevant, up-to-date Go-related information, including professional title match and amateur match information in real time.
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[Invitation]
Pressing "Invitation" at the bottom of the screen will display a list of potential opponents who you can invite to play in a match. You can also select "Any player", which has the computer automatically match you with an opponent who meets your conditions.
Checking the "Received" box shows invitations received from other players, and checking the "Sent" box shows you details for invitations that you've sent out.
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[Question-a-day]
A question is asked each day, covering various genres.
Questions are updated on a daily basis, allowing you to answer at your own leisure. Answering a little each day will surely improve your playing skills.
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[Net Social Plaza]
- Pandanet offers a "Social Plaza" (SNS) feature that includes the following services:
- The option to view your own match history and records.
- The option to join a community that interests you, and to socialize with other community members by posting on a forum and sending messages.
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[Archive]
Every match you've played can be saved to the software. You can also enter your own game records to store them, enter a variation diagram, etc. so that you can look through past matches anywhere at any time.
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[Settings]
You can change the following settings, or check app controls here.
== Content unrelated to matches ==
- Account
- Change status
- Set info
- Move room
+ Match-related content +
- Show coordinates
- Change autoplay speed
- Confirm moves
- Zoom out after move
- Adjust volume
* Layout features such as stones and boards can be customized in the iPad version.
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== Intro to Pandanet Events & Tournaments ==
Pandanet holds a variety of Go tournaments and events.
(1) SportAccord-Pandanet Cup Online Go Tournament
The "SportAccord Go Online Tournament" and "Pandanet Cup Internet World Amateur Go Tournament" were combined to form this large-scale internet world Go tournament.
It's held for classes ranging from indiscriminate to C Class, and awesome prizes are awarded to the champions in each class. Participation is free, so please take advantage of this unique opportunity to compete with Go fans from around the world.
(2) Pandanet Go European Team Championship
Five players, each representing a European country, play in team competition.
(3) Pandanet-AGA City League
Five players, each representing an American city, play in team competition.
(Many more events are available as well. Check the website for details.)
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Reviews
Not for beginners
daniel6177
It’s the game of go. You can play real people and that part is great. However if you are a beginner understand that you will be a huge minority here. All players even the ones with a beginner rating are very very experienced. But if you like to learn by getting crushed. This is a good place for you. A lot of people with a beginner rating or 17k have well over 50,000 games played. The other issue I have is that nobody speaks or at least they don’t answer questions. OGS is a much better place To play go.
Technical problems on the iPhone app.
Madibular foramen
I having technical problems - at the end of the game, scoring doesn’t work and the game seems to always declare the other person the winner. My game today against Tema2009 is a case in point. I couldn’t score it, then the app crashed when I tried to report the game, then it said that white had resigned (I was black) and then it said that I had resigned. Very annoying. I like being able to use the app but these technical difficulties are annoying.
Won't work
lameappreviewer
Whenever I go to tap on a player's profile, nothing pops up, only the 'Welcome to Pandanet' thing. I can't even invite other players to a game. What happens is the name of the player is highlighted, but it gets stuck like that for a few seconds and then nothing. An update to fix this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Works great for me!
EricBackus
I've played a dozen or so games over the last few weeks, and had no problems at all. In my opinion, this is the best app available for on-line play.
Disconnected
Blablaq
This app is great. That is what I would like to say if it were not for the bad connection issues. :( It almost makes me want to give up on the game.
Fantastic!
B8matt
This app for the Pandanet Go servers is fantastic! Works flawlessly and is beautiful to look at. The games are great to watch and they utilize the screen nicely when viewing games. Only thing I want to know is if you can send more than one invitation at a time?
Great app to watch games
Timelychaos
Last update was great improvement over what tetsuki originally was. I wish that they fix the professional game app because it doesnt work for me and also a translator in the app for languages other than english. The biggest problem i have is that i cant listen to music while on this app, which i am on alot because it doesnt have an option to disable sound
Sound, connection, interface
scottreynen
Game play is decent. Sound can't be turned off, connection regularly drops and reconnecting doesn't resume game (nor even remember which room you were in), and interface is way too cluttered.
